[opensuse-amd64] RE: Help! newbie: openSUSE 12.1 installation failure
I am installing from a full DVD obtained at the recent Los Angeles Linux Conference/Expo.I haven't yet found the chipset that is being used in the system. The disk works successfully on my older AMD Athlon. 1) When system is started, the green openSUSE "Welcome" screen appears, followed by the openSUSE Installation choices menu screen. When the “Install” option is chosen, system displays a window showing “Loading Linux Kernel” (with an increasing % progress line). 3) Instead of the expected License Agreement and Language screen, the system displays AMIBIOS information including hardware test details, RAID details, "ISOLINUX 4.04 ...",then goes back to the openSUSE “Welcome” screen. System repeats this tight loop until I choose “Install from hard disk” option from the openSUSE installation choices menu screen. System then loads Win7. Here are the BIOS Setup Utility details: Main 1st Drive ST31...AS 2nd Drive None 3rd Drive None 4th Drive hp DVD-RAM GH60LI Installed Memory 8192 MB/PC3-1600 Memory Bank 1 Not Installed Memory Bank 2 Not Installed Memory Bank 3 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Bank 4 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM BIOS Revision 6.12 05/04/2011 Advanced CPU Type: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T Processor CPU Speed: 2.90 GHz Cache RAM (L2): 3MB Cache RAM (L3): 6MB Primay Video Adapter PCI-E SATA Controller Enabled SATA Controller RAID Onboard LAN Enabled -Other details: LAN,WLAN,1394 Power NX (No Execute) Enabled Virtualization Technology Disabled Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device CDROM Group 2nd Boot Device HDD Group 3rd Boot Device Floppy Group 4th Boot Device Network Boot Group -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner@opensuse.org
Hi "Chip5", Which main board do you have? As I don't know which main board you have you might have 2 SATA controllers. Which SATA controller are you using for raid. Or do you have a raid card installed, if so which brand/model? I think this issue related to raid. Regards, Joop. On Wed, April 11, 2012 10:17 am, Chip5 - wrote:
I am installing from a full DVD obtained at the recent Los Angeles Linux Conference/Expo.I haven't yet found the chipset that is being used in the system. The disk works successfully on my older AMD Athlon.
1) When system is started, the green openSUSE "Welcome" screen appears, followed by the openSUSE Installation choices menu screen. When the Install option is chosen, system displays a window showing Loading Linux Kernel (with an increasing % progress line).
3) Instead of the expected License Agreement and Language screen, the system displays AMIBIOS information including hardware test details, RAID details, "ISOLINUX 4.04 ...",then goes back to the openSUSE Welcome screen. System repeats this tight loop until I choose Install from hard disk option from the openSUSE installation choices menu screen. System then loads Win7.
Here are the BIOS Setup Utility details: Main
1st Drive ST31...AS
2nd Drive None
3rd Drive None
4th Drive hp DVD-RAM GH60LI
Installed Memory 8192 MB/PC3-1600
Memory Bank 1 Not Installed
Memory Bank 2 Not Installed
Memory Bank 3 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Bank 4 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM
BIOS Revision 6.12 05/04/2011
Advanced
CPU Type: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T Processor
CPU Speed: 2.90 GHz
Cache RAM (L2): 3MB
Cache RAM (L3): 6MB
Primay Video Adapter PCI-E
SATA Controller Enabled
SATA Controller RAID
Onboard LAN Enabled
-Other details: LAN,WLAN,1394
Power
NX (No Execute) Enabled
Virtualization Technology Disabled
Boot
Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device CDROM Group
2nd Boot Device HDD Group
3rd Boot Device Floppy Group
4th Boot Device Network Boot Group -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner@opensuse.org
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On 04/11/2012 04:17 PM, Chip5 - wrote:
I am installing from a full DVD obtained at the recent Los Angeles Linux Conference/Expo.I haven't yet found the chipset that is being used in the system. The disk works successfully on my older AMD Athlon.
1) When system is started, the green openSUSE "Welcome" screen appears, followed by the openSUSE Installation choices menu screen. When the “Install” option is chosen, system displays a window showing “Loading Linux Kernel” (with an increasing % progress line).
3) Instead of the expected License Agreement and Language screen, the system displays AMIBIOS information including hardware test details, RAID details, "ISOLINUX 4.04 ...",then goes back to the openSUSE “Welcome” screen. System repeats this tight loop until I choose “Install from hard disk” option from the openSUSE installation choices menu screen. System then loads Win7.
It seems different, but on several of the computers I have installed 12.1, I have needed to add nomodeset to the install kernel (ATI graphics) to be able to install (or one was to use the rescue system). On mine it didn't loop, it just seemed to crash and corrupt the graphics, but adding nomodeset is easy enough to try. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 12.1 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner@opensuse.org
Given that it's a commercially created media, it's unlikely due to a bad burn (although you didn't say if had actually tried the "check installation media" option. On 04/11/2012 03:17 AM, Chip5 - wrote:
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Virtualization Technology Disabled
Well, with that setting, it's definitely NOT the IOMMU issue. I suspect that Dieter Klünter <dieter_at_dkluenter_dot_de> was cossect when he wrote:
The culprit most likely is the UEFI settings. Check the bios and set UEFI to legacy mode and modify boot options.
I didn't see any such options in the BIOS settings you displayed, but you didn't ID the mainboard nor the model of HP computer. That info would be helpful, as well. Does the machine boot up successfully with any "Live" media (openSUSE, Ubuntu, Knoppix)? -- Ron Widell | Disclaimer, dat-claimer... r_widell<at>bwig<dot>net | if she's mine, I'll claim 'er. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-amd64+owner@opensuse.org
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